Young Living is a company with a rich history that goes back more than twenty years. This episode of Drop of Inspiration, we’re delighted to welcome CEO Mary Young. She shares the journey of writing D. Gary Young: The World in Essential Oils and how it transformed from a few stories to a vibrant three hundred-page volume. This book is the account of a man who has followed his dreams, persevered through many hard-to-image trials, and shaped a company that is impacting countless lives throughout the world.

Have you had a chance to give it a read yet? Share your favorite part in the comments below!

Giveaway:

We love Mary’s new book D. Gary Young: The World Leader in Essential Oils so much that we want to give one randomly selected listener a copy, signed by Gary and Mary Young! Just comment on this episode and share on your social media pages for an opportunity to win!

Giveaway rules:

To enter, simply comment on this post and share on your social media pages.

Contest ends at 11:59 p.m., MT, on Thursday, March 17th.

The lucky winner will be chosen randomly and announced on this post on Friday, March 25th.

Love YL and I am so glad that I got introduced to them. You both have done an amazing job with everything and helping others with their health as well as their families too. I can’t wait until I get one and read it! The YL oils have changed my life in the 6 months I have been using them.

I thank God for people like you Mary, that inspire me, I have a college education but I had several part time jobs and chose to devote a major part of my life to be a stay home mom. Even when I became a widow because I don’t have family here and my 2 sons need more of my presence rather than extra money. So while I start my work journey with YLEO, I will be delighted to be more inspired by your lives.

Last September at Silver Retreat, I had the pleasure to briefly meet you, Nancy, along with Gary and Jacob (photo op!) and I was able to watch Gary be his “colorful” self (as you put it), while he was riding his stallion and jousting! That was so awesome to see in person – so exciting to see him in action and living his dreams. Thank you for building this company so WE distributors can too live our dreams! I love yours and his story! I am proud to be a part of YL!

I just recently got my first young living essential oil kit. I absolutely love them, and I have a long list of oils that I want to try. I know that my family and myself will benefit tremendously from these oils. Your book sounds like an amazing read.

Feel so blessed being a part of a company that changes lives in SO many ways… from the members who use and share the purest essential oils and products that benefit and allow us to have optimal health, to earning a thank you check just for sharing and building teams of like-minded individuals, to helping the needy whether it be building schools, hospitals or homes. Young Living is truly a one-of-a-kind company. Thank you D. Gary Young and Mary Young for being our role models.

Each and every day I am FLOORED by the integrity of this company, and I fall in love with it every single day! Redundant I know, but SO true. Thank you so much for such an amazing company and for creating INCREDIBLE products that have changed my entire LIFE.

I loved hearing the story about Gary’s early experimentation in Spokane, WA! I was born and raised in Washington and recently moved away, so hearing about Young Living’s early history in the PNW warned my heart 🙂

Thank you for writing this book, despite the long hours it took to write it. I’m looking forward to reading it. I’ve been using Young Living products daily for 11 months, and am so thankful that Gary pursued his dream of providing the world with pure, therapeutic grade essential oils! Thank you!

This is an amazing book. I was really not surprised at how top notch it was because everything Young Living does is top notch! I love all the pictures and the amazing stories. Thank you so much, Mary, for giving birth to this great recounting of Gary’s history. What a gift you have given to us!

Before even trying any of the products, I fell in love with Young Living and became a member! I was so impressed with the “Seed to Seal” process! The integrity of this company, its transparency, the passion that Gary Young has to just help people! I knew I just had to belong and am very proud to help Gary Young and his mission to have Young Living Essential Oils in every home. Thank you Young Family for all that you do to help my life be blessed!

Thank you Mary for all the countless days & evening’s in compiling all of Gary’s stories and pictures. I feel extremely blessed to be part of this company. Although I haven’t tried every product yet, I am so impressed how wonderful they are. May you and Gary continue to be a blessing to so many people. And may I bring Young Living into each person’s houshold that I meet.

Thank you so much. We are so blessed to be involved in Young Living. The integrity is amazing and we cannot imagine being without our Young Living products as well as learning more, using and trying more products. Thank you so much for all your love and dedication to us. God bless you abundantly for blessing so many others abundantly!

The softness, love and the passion of Mary and Gary is very contagious because like Mary stated in the podcast it’s is based on true stories. You can feel that by not only listening to Mary but by their actions.
They both, Mary and Gary, not only talk the talk but walk the walk!

Mary and Gary – I have no words to express my appreciation and gratitude for your work so simply accept my sincere wish: “May the rest of your life be the best of your life”.

I am so thrilled that I took the steps offered to me to start my Young Living journey. I love hearing the stories of Gary and Mary Young and the building of this awesome company. I look forward to many years of abundance, wellness and purpose as I continue this journey. I look forward to reading this book. Thank you, Gary & Mary!

I am so inspired by Young Living! I have been using since May 2015 and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of what else new I can learn. I may be a little obsessed. I’m looking forward to many new uses for a natural healthy living and someday I hope to visit one of your amazing farms. Thank you for giving me a healthier life!

I’m so proud to be a part of a company with the integraty of YL. Thank you for your commitment to keep products consistent and pure. That makes our journey easier to duplicate and be able to stand behind .

Gary and Mary, you are both such an inspiration to all of us. Your tireless efforts to make Young Living a company that we can all be proud to be a part of; no other essential oil company can compare. I hope that every Young Living member reads Mary’s book and gets to know Gary, his story and his tireless dedication to Young Living and excellence will inspire them as well.

I love my Young Living essential oils and love learning about the company founders. I am looking forward to seeing the Mona, Utah Lavender Farm at convention in June and hearing Gary and Mary Young speak at convention.

I’m blessed and highly favored because I entered Young Living the company, during the time when we could sit, have dinner and hear some of these stories. I must say, those times were like listening to a fable filled with the most unbelievable incidents of hardships and victories. The results I’ve seen with my own eyes, regarding the unfolding of the farm from Ecuador, seemed impossible to have been able to be done within the time frame I saw it happen. I heard Gary say that he himself didn’t understand how wonderfully the farm developed into the magnificent farm it is today in such a very short time. I think I know how. Inspiration, Vision, Belief, Dedication, and then he doesn’t sleep! This recording of how Mary’s love inspired her to write these stories. Mary wants all readers to experience some of the inspiration that Gary’s spirit brings to all that he does through his successful farms all over the world, to help fulfill his mission.
I visited 3 farms, and am looking forward to visiting all the others in the world. This is a slice of an almost not believable but true depiction of Gary’s journey to fulfill his destiny in this life.

Thank you so very much for your dedication to bring the Members pure essential oils. I feel confident when I use our products on my family. Ningxia Red has changed my husbands life and health issues and we won’t turn back now!! Thank you!! Thank you!!!! How our lives have changed having our health back. May God Bless you!!!!!!

I have been with Young Living since 2001 and have heard many of the stories in this book. It is so wonderful to see all the pictures and have all of Gary’s history written down. Gary’s legacy will live on in the memories of many.

So glad I listen to this! This goes to show hard work pays off. I am loving Young Living oils. I am so ready for a new life with these oils. I am still learning and getting more involved since I started using a year ago. I have even shared with my family and getting them started on it as well. Thank you Mary for all your dedication!!

Gary is such an inspiration to all of us and I thank God for his passion and dedication to developing these products. Mary, you too are an inspiration to us and especially to Gary. God definitely knew what He was doing when He put you two together. God Bless you both always!

I am honestly just being introduced into the world of Young Living/Essential Oils. I have tried everything, but this. I have multi/complicated health issues and Pray this will give some relief with some of it!

I’m so new with Young Living & so excited about everything I’m learning! I love history, especially the history on Young Living! Thank you so much for bringing us all in on these benefits & into our homes! I can’t wait to read this book!

I love this podcast. It goes to show perseverance pays off. Thank you Mary, for taking time out of your busy days, to write and publish this amazing book. I have heard from others how wonderful it is and I will be ordering soon for my own reading enjoyment.

The story about Gary Young and his perseverance goes without any question. What he has created, and shared, with those that will listen, speaks loudly, why we are so proud to be a part of the Young Living heritage!!. Many have tried to copy what he has done, but to this day, no one in this country has come close. There truly, to this day, are no other essential oils to compare to Young Living. Thank you, Gary Young and those that have so diligently stood by you in your first 20 years. I am proud to be a part of this company – Young Living!

The story about Gary Young and his perseverance goes without any question. What he has created, and shared, with those that will listen, speaks loudly, why we are so proud to be a part of the Young Living heritage!!. Many have tried to copy what he has done, but to this day, no one in this country has come close. There truly, to this day, are no other essential oils to compare to Young Living. Thank you, Gary Young and those that have so diligently stood by you in your first 20 years. I am proud to be a part of this company – Young Living!

I am SOOO incredibly bleased to have found this company! I love that I learn something new about it the longer I am with this compnay and I can’t imagine my life now without it. Thank you Young Living❤️

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book and the history of Young Living!!! Thank you Mary for taking your time to put this into a book for us all to see, Thank you Gary for all of your endless Hard work that you do, and for everyone that is part of Young Living!!

Every Young Living Member needs to own and read this book ~ you’ll be so proud of the rich history of our Company and our Founders! I LOVE this book. The only thing that would make it better is a copy signed by Gary and Mary Young!!!

I love reading biographies and hearing the stories of peoples beginnings and their journeys. They tell you a lot about people and their motivations to do what they accomplished. I look forward to reading this timely book. I m amazed Mary found the time to write down the history. No small feat.

Very down to earth. Moving story…..biographies are always an interesting read/watch, to see some come from little to so much, not just financially, but in so many other ways also. Love my essential oils!!!

Thanks so much for your vision E. Gary Young of essential oils and striving to make them life changing for me. Thank you Mary Young for putting together the the vision and story of the man behind the oils.

Thank you for being an honest company, one that surpasses excellence when it comes to products! I just started with Young Living and the only regret i have is that i didnt do it sooner! Thank you again for bringing your wonderful products into my home for the well being of my family! Stay AWESOME YL! xoxo

I just went to an Accelerate Event in Ashland, OR and was so excited to learn more about Gary Young. I’m very hopeful that I will win and can share this book with my team so that they know the kind of integrity and character the founder of this company models for us.

Wow! What an amazing story! I wld be so excited to win this book. I’m still building my collection of my Young Living essential oil products. I’ve been signed up for over a year. I love hearing and reading about more info on this company. Everytime I share about our oils I always mention that they are the best. I really enjoyed listening to that podcast. I also love books that have pictures in them. I love looking through great pictures. I love sharing about these amazing oils. Thank you for sharing this awesome story. I really hope to have this book one day. I will definitely be sharing this podcast for sure. ? ?

Absolute awesome book detailing the journey of Gary and the history of Young Living. This book is a must for anyone wanting to share the true story of Young Living’s beginnings. Thank you, Mary, for your diligence in getting this written! It inspires us all the heart and dedication of Gary and your family! This book sits on my coffee table to anyone entering my home can see it and choose to read if they desire!

I enjoyed very much listening to Mary Young talk about Gary and the early days of the Young Living company. As always, when talking about Gary, Mary is animated as well as interesting. I look forward to reading her book. Note: A drop of inspiration reminds me about YL Inspiration EO – one of my favorites.

I am new! Listening to this podcast is just a step into my new journey! How amazing and inspiring Gary Young is and how amazing the product he produces! I want to get this book! The podcast is just a little teaser to how it all began! I am so curious! I want to know it all! I want to take the whole world by storm with these,amazing oils! They are truly God’s greatest gift and thank the Lord he guided Gary keep going for the best of the best!

I love using Young Living Oils. I want to learn everything I can about the different products that YL makes. Using the oils has helped us so much. I would love to have a copy of this book. I love watching the podcast.

I Love Gary and Mary Young and the company they have started and grown. And I’m so grateful for all the products—ours is almost a total Young Living home and we have two of own adult children as members under us along with many more growing our Young Living Family <3

2007 is the year that I was introduced to Young Living and I am very grateful about it. Their products have helped my family, friends and my clients in a diversity of situations. I too now have beautiful stories to tell and now more than ever with this amazing book. Thank you again!

First off, thank you for all your hard work and dedication into every product and the way this company is ran. I am honored to be a part of this God given oily life. You have assisied in turning our families health right side up. I’d be honored & would love to win a copy of your book. But I will also be happy for whomever wins. God bless you and your family.

I am new to YL and I feel like a sponge trying to soak up all the information about YL and all the oils and all the other products YL has to offer. I can’t wait to try ALL the products and help get my family feeling better by using safe and natural remedies by using the oils.

Thank you Mary for getting this book assembled and Gary’s story on paper. It is a delightful book and I have many fold new appreciation for Gary and the wonderful oils I so adore. My passion for sharing is bubbling over!

I am so appreciative of the “beyond amazing ” essential oils, for Gary and Mary Young, for the Young Living Company!! I stand in “awh” as I listen to the experiences of how ALL of this come to be. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am truly privileged and very blessed!!

I have been using essential oils for 16 years and never come across a product that comes close tonYL. The Seed to Seal process made switching to Young Living such an easy choice. Thank you for everything you do to provide the world with such an amazing product.

Love YL and I am so glad that I got introduced to them. You both have done an amazing job with everything and helping others with their health as well as their families too. I can’t wait until I get one and read it! The YL oils have changed my life in the many months I have been using them. It makes me cry.

I haven’t been able to read the book because I haven’t purchased it yet. However, I can’t wait to see all the parts I don’t know about. I have heard Gary tell the story twice now and he tells it beautifully, I can’t wait to hear Mary’s words. Love y’all and love Young Living

So many wonderful pictures in this book. It is a fabulous tool to share the history of Gary’s journey and Young Living – a company with integrity.
Thank you for the opportunity to share these incredible oils.

Loved listening to this podcast!! I briefly was able to meet and shake your hands at Silver retreat last year on the farm. What a blessing it was to watch the 2 of you smiling then as you walked around the farm, cheered on all the horses, greeted so many YL members who were thrilled to see the distillers in action and tour the beautiful farm grounds. I can hear that same “smile” in your voice during this podcast and your excitement, pride and love you have for your husband, sons and this company your family has created. I love being a part of this oil journey. It has changed our families health and life in such amazing miraculous ways. Can’t wait to read the book. Thank you!!

I cannot imagine my life without Young Living! Love this podcast and also the first one. I am looking forward to them! Thank you! Going to my first convention last year was the icing on the cake for me. Thank you Gary and Mary for your love, your passion and your stories. Thank you!

Young Living has been such a blessing in my life! It has been so inspiring to learn more about the incredible man and the wonderful people that have made this company so special! The book is a treasure trove of stories that demonstrate why Young Living a blessing to the world!

I am new to Young Living and am reading all about your wonderful oils in that very heavy Purple Book you created to explain each product. LOVE IT and can hardly wait to use my oil kit to help my family and friends. I just LIKED and SHARED your post now at the YLEO Drop of Inspiration giveaway Post. God Bless you & all your endeavours.

I have absolutely loved every single part of this book. Thank you Mary and Gary for completely this project and painstakingly putting this all together for us to see, understand and enter your world. It is an absolute joy for me to read this and be able to communicate this truth, without a doubt, the story of Young Living in my classes and to ensure my business builders that this truely is the real deal and you will be greatly rewarded to carry on your vision to the world.

I’ve just been introduced to Essential Oils & am excited about trying them. Gary’s story is incredible & I’m looking forward to learning more about Young Living. Thank you Gary for your passion into these oils!

Thank you for this great podcast. Mary, you are delightful. I want to hang out with you. LOL Being in GA, that may be difficult. You and Gary are such a cute couple. I’m anxious to read your book. I am not a fan of fiction, so your book is right up my alley. Thank you for brightening my Saturday morning with not only Gary’s story, but your very own. Maybe Gary should write a book about your story.

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